Climbing mountains can be dangerous for careless people anyway. This danger increases even more when a dog is involved.
Munich – Reported accidents show that mountain climbing can be extremely dangerous. Just recently, a 43-year-old fell 300 meters down on the Zugspitze and died. The behavior of a mountain climber in Italy is therefore incomprehensible.
Expert is very upset about mountaineer with dog
The Italian magazine idolomiti.itThere, the dog trainer Ylenia Zampieron is interviewed, who cannot believe the sight of the mountaineer. He has his own Dog in a backpack that he carries on his back. “Where has common sense gone?” the dog trainer asked herself at this strange sight.
For the dog trainer, special care must be taken in the mountains. This is especially true when pets or Children are there. In the interview, she denounced not only her own mountaineer, but all mountaineers who travel with their animals. Videos and pictures of dogs simply being carried in arms or wrapped in a sling and still being taken along can be found on social media. In Upper Bavaria, a dog fell ten meters into a ravine last year and had to be rescued.
Several aspects should be considered when taking dogs mountaineering
According to the dog trainer, the problem is that many people are inspired by actions they see on social media. “Everything they see on social media, they think is doable by anyone, without paying attention to the dangers of such actions. Most of the time, there isn’t even a real organization behind it.” However, a trip to the mountains is not feasible with every dog.
Several aspects are crucial when taking a dog with you: “Not only the breed or type of dog, but also the dog’s level of training, the type of route and the health characteristics are important in order to know whether the dog can manage a route at such a height.” As recently as April 2024, a mountain climber fell in the Austrian district Church Village with his dog about 40 meters into the depth, like heute.at wrote. The climber died, but his dog survived the fall. (rd)
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